Thread: Opinion of C&C 27 as coastal cruiser?
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Old 01-31-2007
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Originally Posted by Goodnewsboy
You will find that C&C used better materials (they have stainless keel bolts) and very fine workmanship in their construction.
Generally, stainless steel is a lousy material for keelbolts...

Keelbolts are usually sitting in water for long periods of time, and usually quite oxygen-deprived, since the water isn't circulating... so stainless steel will rust through fairly quickly in that situation. Galvanized steel bolts are stronger and usually a better choice for such a situation. Also, chloride stress cracking and crevice corrosion are serious issues with stainless steel keelbolts.

More expensive materials are necessarily better materials, as what is the best material is often determined by what the use is...

That said, I do like the C&C boats, and have sailed on the 27, 30 and 38.
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